William MurrayNairne, 5th Lord Nairne was born circa 1757.1 He was the son of Lt.-Col.JohnNairne and BrabazonWheeler.2 He married CarolineOliphant, daughter of LaurenceOliphant, 7th of Gask and MargaretRobertson, on 2 June 1806.3 He died on 9 July 1830.1 He succeeded as the 5th Lord Nairne [S., 1681] on 7 November 1782.3 He gained the rank of Major and Assistant Inspector of Barracks, Scotland.3 On 17 June 1824 he was restored to his Lordship by Act of Parliament, with retrospective rehabilitation of his predecessors.3